Mildred Pierce

2011 • HBO

4.5

12 reviews

MA15+

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (5)

1 Part One

3/27/11

After throwing her cheating husband out of the house, a young mother named Mildred Pierce tries to find suitable work in Depression-era California.

2 Part Two

3/27/11

With her pie side-business thriving, Mildred sets in motion a plan to start a business for herself, and falls for a handsome stranger named Monty Beragon.

3 Part Three

4/3/11

In the wake of tragedy, Mildred opens her restaurant and reconnects with Monty, whose lethargy tests the bonds between Mildred and Veda.

4 Part Four

4/10/11

Mildred opens a profitable new restaurant, but her good fortune is tempered by Veda's manipulation of a smitten society bachelor and his wealthy family.

5 Part Five

4/10/11

In the miniseries finale, as Veda's singing career takes off, Mildred's attempts to reconcile with her estranged daughter finally pay off, though at a painful price.

About this show

Oscar(R)-winner Kate Winslet stars in this five-part adaptation of James M. Cain's classic novel about a divorcee who builds a business empire while maintaining complex relationships with her daughter and the men in her life in Depression-era California.

Rating: MA15+

Ratings and reviews

4.5

12 reviews

Janet Kemp

August 26, 2021

Kate Winslet was breathtaking as usual. Pulling you into her character's life like you're living it with her. I would have slapped the s%*t outta her older daughter!!! Amazing shocking twist at the end

Rachel J

August 7, 2014

Winslet is brilliant and Pierce not bad either. Authentic to period with an engaging story.

Aleksandra Davidoff

June 27, 2019

Top show. Tragic yet beautiful. so engrossing.

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